Pep Guardiola pledges support as Manchester City appeals guilty verdict
UAE may halt UK investments after Manchester City guilty verdict. The 'rule of law', not blackmail must prevail. Over 100 individual breaches of the Premier League Rules. It filed misleading accounts at Companies House. There are questions about whether Manchester City circumvented UK taxes.
The Lady Lucy 🏴🇪🇺🇬🇱🇺🇦🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️🐾🐕24Perhaps our military shouldn't help protect UAE from Iranian drones then?
Julie 🏳️⚧️ 🏴☠️ 🏳️🌈 Montoya17Make an example of them! Forcibly dissolve the club and turn over their assets to a new grassroots initiative with safeguards baked-in to prevent a recurrence. Announce a six-month amnesty before investigating thoroughly the finances of every other Premiership club.
Peter Hill13This is what happens when you allow sportswashing!
ET Heisenberg7Man City: The Abu Dhabi government paid Etihad, we knew nothing. Etihad: We are not funded by the Abu Dhabi government. Also Etihad: we will sue the Premier league for accusations that we are funded by the Abu Dhabi government. 😂😂😂
Gerard Harbison5Yes, the UK should commit seppuku to protect the Red Cartel's private rules! Justice for cheapskate American billionaires!
Stuart Miles4If Burnham's government caves to the UAE, he can kiss my vote goodbye.
rjb719.bsky.social5Will say again - it is mad how much worse a version City have become of everything many City fans have always mocked United for being. They’re drowning in the kool aid at this point.
Baz4Fucks sakes Tell them to get fucked.
Lady Tina Murphy4Oh dear. Is EVERYTHING being reduced to Trump standards now? The "if you don't let me do as I please..." is getting stupid. If Man City can't break the law the UAE will take their football back 🙄 When I was young, leaders were well educated. Now they're an advert for Haribo sweets.
PercyToplis4Thoughts... @theparisangel.bsky.social You still proud of your owners? You lot made banners and felched these crooks to high heaven. The only way out now for your support is to pretend you are outraged and turn on them surely?
Brian McRoberts3..and so the "You need us more than we need you" PR machine grinds into action. They are trying to cloud the mind of the people who will hear the appeal and soften the consequences. The thing is, cut across the noise they need Prem more. Hence the desperate attempt of sending up all this flak.
The Football Leaks emails are what lead to Manchester City being found guilty of obscene amounts of cheating. If I am remembering correctly, and I think I am, the documents leaked also contained legal ones involving Ronaldo, who has been accused of at least 5 rapes and sexual assaults.
Lee Hurley46"Yet there is a confidential document in existence, the interpretation of which almost necessarily leads to the conclusion that Ronaldo admitted to his lawyers that he had sex with Kathryn Mayorga against her express will." www.spiegel.de/internationa...
Julie 🏳️⚧️ 🏴☠️ 🏳️🌈 Montoya6The club needs to be forcibly dissolved, and its assets seized and transferred to some organisation that will be able to make better use of them. Then, every other club in the Premiership needs to be investigated for corruption.
Turns out Jesse Marsch is still saying what he thinks. On John Carney, the Balogun affair, the Manchester City verdict, and what's next for him & Canada. Great exclusive interview in @us.theguardian.com today by Joe Callaghan: www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Matthew Doyle56I love this quote so much.
James Nalton17Whether you agree with him or not, Marsch gives a great interview. One of many good lines in this: "Could a president of the US ever be an Everton fan? No chance." [A criticism of the US, not Everton.]
Gal Pal Sports13Jesse you’ll never make it to KC Current’s head coaching job talking like this.
Exc: Abu Dhabi has held talks with at least one minister since reports of the Man City verdict first surfaced Foreign office minister Stephen Doughty is among those understood to have been called by UAE officials, along with some of the UK's most senior diplomats observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Cat Neilan7As well as appearing with the UAE ambassador on a panel at Labour’s party conf last Monday, the pair spoke for a "matter of minutes" at other conference events It is also understood AD is seeking a "top to top" call with Burnham himself Comes amid widespread criticism of PM's comments
A-34401Am guessing but I think for most fans of all other clubs, the most important thing is that there are asterisks or blank spaces in the official records for the years involved.
Camembert Electrique1They can afford any fine - so there will be what appears to be a big fine and another fine to bribe / pay off the other PL sides. They will get a points deduction but not enough to send them down - and possibly for 2 seasons. That will be it. Everybody - including the Government will be bought off.
Tony Yates21A lot of people would resent City and its owners getting favourable treatment after they ruined 15 years of the Premier League.
Brian McRoberts5We are seeing much the same things now being played out in the media in England as happened up here in Scotland with Rangers. A lot of PR doom mongering from paid up stooges in the media. Despite that though football integrity won through and football carried on. Hope that happens in England.
I wonder how much difference it made that the verdict dropped while the players are away from Manchester City, who would no doubt have spent the entire week brainwashing them constantly. Instead, they've been surrounded by players from other clubs, who no doubt had opinions.
Nick of the Northbank5Also, these players are about the carry the can in a big way. They are going to walk out at Anfield and every ground after to cacophonous boos and abuse. "Thanks everyone"
Brooksy5Absolutely planned that this and the subsequent aftershocks are the only item in the news cycle. The verdict, the response, the waffle defence and threats - followed by direct evidence that their waffle is utter nonsense… Exactly how the Premier league wanted it. They’ve played a blinder.
Rohan Patel4I think it's huge. Plus, I've heard people say that when they were hit with charges back in early 2023, it actually brought the team together and they ended up winning the treble. I just don't think this group has the same minerals as that squad. And Enzo Maresca doesn't have Pep aura!
David Blye3They're going to get the roasting of all roastings at Anfield
